Egypt court fines media firm

Authorities in Cairo win case against company that distributed anti-Mubarak footage

27 Oct 2008 07:12 GMT

Nader Gohar, owner of CNC, said his firm could temporarily go out of business

The case was formally lodged by the state-run Radio and Television Union, which is the sole owner of broadcast signals in Egypt.

Anti-government footage

The group has been in the news since it distributed footage of protesters tearing up posters of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president.

Nader Gohar, CNC's owner, told Al Jazeera his firm did have licences with the union but, in common with other media firms, he was unable to renew them after the government announced it would review its policy on issuing permits.